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Mahindra Logistics on Monday announced the acquisition of the B2B express business of Gurugram-based logistics firm Rivigo Services, which will help the company accelerate its capabilities in this space. Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL) will acquire the express business through a business transfer agreement (BTA), including the customers, team and assets of Rivigo's B2B express business and its technology platform, Mahindra Logistics said in a statement. Rivigo, however, will continue to own its truck fleet and the rights to the full truck load (FTL) operations. Rivigo operates a pan-India B2B express network with a robust client base and a full-service technology suite. Its express network currently covers over 19,000 PIN codes across the country through over 250 processing centres and branches, spanning more than 1.5 million sq ft. "This will add significant strength to Mahindra Logistics' express business capability," the company said. B2B express logistics continues to see strong
Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL) reported a sharp 72 per cent year-on-year decline in profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 5 crore for the December 2021 quarter. The company had posted a PAT of Rs 18 crore in the same quarter a year ago, MLL said in a statement. The revenue, however, grew seven per cent to Rs 1,118 crore during October-December 2021 as compared with Rs 1,047 crore in the year-ago period, it said. Revenue from warehousing services and solutions in the quarter grew 35 per cent in the same period last year underlining the focus on the solutions-led approach to customer's requirements, MLL said. The company added that growth in the supply chain segment during the quarter stood at six per cent y-o-y, contributed by increased business volumes across all key end markets except auto. Mahindra Logistics Managing Director and CEO Rampraveen Swaminathan said, "The quarter gone by was a challenging one. Demand from the auto sector continued to be impacted due to semi-conductor supplies a
Mahindra Logistics Ltd on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 9.35 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The company had posted a consolidated net loss after taxes, non-controlling interests and share of loss of joint venture of Rs 15.81 crore in the year-ago period, Mahindra Logistics Ltd (MLL) said in a filing to BSE. The consolidated total income of the company during April-June quarter increased to Rs 875.28 crore over Rs 413.27 crore in the year-ago period. "We delivered a strong performance despite the challenging external environment due to the rapid spread of Wave 2 of the Covid 19 pandemic. The regional lockdowns, high commodity costs and fuel prices impacted demand across the end markets. "Our strong focus on customer retention, new account acquisition and cost reduction helped us offset these challenges," Rampraveen Swaminathan, managing director and CEO of Mahindra Logistics, said. Implementation of strategic initiatives continued through the quarter
Mahindra Logistics on Tuesday launched, Oxygen on Wheels (O2W), a free service to augment the availability of oxygen by connecting producers with the hospitals and medical centres. The service has been rolled out in cities such as Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Chakan, Nasik and Nagpur in Maharashtra with the company deploying around 100 vehicles to overcome the transportation bottleneck with safe and quick transportation to deliver oxygen cylinders on demand, a release said. The service will be helmed by Mahindra Logistics, which is partnering with the administration and local government bodies on this project, Mahindra & Mahindra said. The company also said it is in discussions with the civic administration and government departments to extend the service to other cities as well, including Delhi, which along with other states is facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen. Besides, given the overwhelming response in the past 48 hours, extending this initiative to deliver .
Mahindra Logistics on Friday reported a 31.41 per cent jump in its consolidated profit to Rs 14.85 crore for the quarter ended September. The logistics arm of the Mahindra Group had clocked a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 11.30 crore during the second quarter of the previous fiscal, the company said in a BSE filing. Its total income fell to Rs 840.76 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 854.27 crore in the year-ago period, it said. Its total expenses declined to Rs 820.52 crore during the July-September quarter of the fiscal as against Rs 836.50 crore in the year-ago period. "We have seen a strong rebound in our supply chain operations during the quarter. Our fulfilment logistics solutions & services continued to witness strong growth driven by e-commerce, pharma and FMCG verticals. We also continued to see strong growth from the Farm segment during the quarter. "While we are not yet completely back to normalcy since the advent of COVID-19 pandemic, our focus